used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “A good part of the afternoon, I’m afraid,” his brother answered.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “A good part of the afternoon, I’m afraid,” his brother answered.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Do you mind staying alone?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “A good part of the afternoon, I’m afraid,” his brother answered.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “A good part of the afternoon, I’m afraid,” his brother answered.
CARUSOnounUS /kərˈuːsoʊ/
outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mind staying alone?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
DoodlesnounUS /ˈduːdəlz/
plural of “doodle” — an aimless drawing
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
a social unit living together
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
Fitzpatrick
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From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “A good part of the afternoon, I’m afraid,” his brother answered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A good part of the afternoon, I’m afraid,” his brother answered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, no! only I was thinking I shall miss Caruso.”
I'm
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From this reading “A good part of the afternoon, I’m afraid,” his brother answered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Do you mind staying alone?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Oh, no! only I was thinking I shall miss Caruso.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no! only I was thinking I shall miss Caruso.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no! only I was thinking I shall miss Caruso.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh, no! only I was thinking I shall miss Caruso.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “A good part of the afternoon, I’m afraid,” his brother answered.
SANDYadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
Scotchmannoun
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Oh, no! only I was thinking I shall miss Caruso.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Do you mind staying alone?”
carry out
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Oh, no! only I was thinking I shall miss Caruso.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
precisely as stated
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CARUSO AND DOCTOR SANDY THE next day being Saturday it was thought best, after a family council, for Blue to take Caruso to the Scotchman of whom Thomas Fitzpatrick had told him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
won't
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From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You won’t be gone so very long, will you?” asked Doodles anxiously.
